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Sunday, July 9, 2017

The Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop

Welcome to the Blog Hop for July 2017. This month our theme is “Sparkle”. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog – Stampin' Artfully or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects. At the moment you are visiting Stampin' Artfully.

If you follow my blog, you will know that I have been playing around with a twist on the old traditional way of using shaving cream to add color to paper. The link to the post with a video tutorial is here. I added color to the card below using the same method. All products Stampin' Up!

I love the way the colors of Blushing Bride, Powder Pink and Crumb Cake look together. It kind of makes me think of the inside of an abalone shell.

After I used the shaving cream to achieve the color, I took a tiny paint brush and brushed Versamark ink refill along the waves and lines of the design. Then using (retired) Heat & Stick Embossing Powder, I heated it up and put Gold Stampin' Glitter on it. I will be honest with you, I failed to realize until I was making this blog post that the Heat & Stick Powder had been retired. You could also do this with a light application of glue applied with a paint brush, using the glue to hold the glitter in place.

The stamp set I used is from the new catalog and is called You're Priceless and the diamond die cut is from a set called Eclectic Layers Thinlits.

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently you are at my blog – Stampin' Artfully, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next in the list.

As always, let me know if you have any questions about the project or the products used.

Have to honestly say that when your card showed up, it took my breath away! That glitter and your color combo are fabulous! Have yet to try the Shaving Cream technique, but am thinking I may to try to recreate your idea....fabulously!!!